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1960 Daytona NASCAR Race 1 in NASCAR at the Daytona circuit. Full information

1960 Daytona NASCAR

1960 Daytona NASCAR is 428th NASCAR race. Passed at the Daytona circuit. Cotton Owens won the pole position, Fireball Roberts won this race. Cotton Owens and Fred Lorenzen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 40 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1959 Columbia NASCAR
Next race: 1960 Daytona NASCAR
Race Start: 12th February 1960

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1960 Daytona NASCAR

1st victory for the John Hines team
22nd victory for the Fireball Roberts
39th podium for the Fireball Roberts
17th podium for the Cotton Owens
1st podium for the Fred Lorenzen

1960 Daytona NASCAR results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ? 1960, #22	0	45m 32s	John Hines
2	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6			Cotton Owens
3	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1960, #28			Fred Lorenzen
4	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1960, #12			Holman-Moody Racing
5	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #27			John Masoni
6	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #69			Hanley Dawson
7	Bob Burdick	Ford ?? 1960, #52			Roy Burdick
8	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85			Monroe Shook
9	Speedy Thompson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #94			Banjo Matthews
10	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43			Petty Enterprises
11	Herb Tillman	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #39			Ralph Stark
12	Dick Foley	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #66			Dick Foley
13	Joe Caspolich	T-Bird ?? 1959, #61			Doc White
14	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #34			G.C. Spencer
15	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #87			Buck Baker
16	Whitey Gerken	Pontiac ?? 1959, #63			Frank Skinner
17	David Pearson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #67			David Pearson
18	Mel Larson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #35			Mel Larson
19	Brownie King	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1			Jess Potter
20	Red Farmer	Ford ?? 1960, #88
21	Jim Whitman	Dodge ?? 1960, #60			Dick Stanley
22	Dick Dixon	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #8			Ray Boynton
23	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #78			E.C. Wilson
24	Dick Freeman	Ford ?? 1960, #50			Dick Freeman
25	Reb Wickersham	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #33			Reb Wickersham
26	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1960, #98			Tom Vernon
27	Joe Lee Johnson	Ford ?? 1960, #77			W.J. Ridgeway
28	Dave Hirschfield	Buick ?? 1960, #2			Lloyd Chick
29	Tiny Lund	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #45			Bill Gazaway
30	Larry Frank	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #76			Lynton Tyson
31	Bill Lutz	Ford ?? 1960, #44			Bob Chapman
32	Harold Smith	Plymouth ?? 1960, #13			Damon Leonard
33	Arnold Gardner	Ford ?? 1960, #24			Harry Huhn
34	Fritz Wilson	Ford ?? 1960, #18			Fritz Wilson
35	Buzz McCann	T-Bird ?? 1959, #79			Robert Ramey
36	Gene White	Ford ?? 1960, #41			George Sparks
37	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36			Tommy Irwin

Qualifying Results for the 1960 Daytona NASCAR on the Daytona circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Cotton Owens	Pontiac ?? 1960, #6	Cotton Owens
2	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac ? 1960, #22	John Hines
3	Bob Burdick	Ford ?? 1960, #52	Roy Burdick
4	Joe Lee Johnson	Ford ?? 1960, #77	W.J. Ridgeway
5	Richard Petty	Plymouth ?? 1960, #43	Petty Enterprises
6	Buck Baker	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #87	Buck Baker
7	Harold Smith	Plymouth ?? 1960, #13	Damon Leonard
8	Reb Wickersham	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #33	Reb Wickersham
9	Buzz McCann	T-Bird ?? 1959, #79	Robert Ramey
10	Jim Whitman	Dodge ?? 1960, #60	Dick Stanley
11	Arnold Gardner	Ford ?? 1960, #24	Harry Huhn
12	Herb Tillman	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #39	Ralph Stark
13	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #27	John Masoni
14	Joe Caspolich	T-Bird ?? 1959, #61	Doc White
15	Joe Weatherly	Ford ?? 1960, #12	Holman-Moody Racing
16	Fred Lorenzen	Ford ?? 1960, #28	Fred Lorenzen
17	Emanuel Zervakis	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #85	Monroe Shook
18	Larry Frank	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #76	Lynton Tyson
19	Whitey Gerken	Pontiac ?? 1959, #63	Frank Skinner
20	David Pearson	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #67	David Pearson
21	Dick Dixon	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #8	Ray Boynton
22	Mel Larson	Pontiac ?? 1960, #35	Mel Larson
23	Speedy Thompson	T-Bird ?? 1959, #94	Banjo Matthews
24	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #69	Hanley Dawson
25	Brownie King	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #1	Jess Potter
26	Tiny Lund	Oldsmobile 88 (Fourth generation), #45	Bill Gazaway
27	Marvin Panch	Ford ?? 1960, #98	Tom Vernon
28	Bill Lutz	Ford ?? 1960, #44	Bob Chapman
29	G.C. Spencer	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #34	G.C. Spencer
30	Dave Hirschfield	Buick ?? 1960, #2	Lloyd Chick
31	Dick Foley	Chevrolet ?? 1959, #66	Dick Foley
32	Gene White	Ford ?? 1960, #41	George Sparks
33	Tommy Irwin	T-Bird ?? 1959, #36	Tommy Irwin
34	Dick Freeman	Ford ?? 1960, #50	Dick Freeman
35	Fritz Wilson	Ford ?? 1960, #18	Fritz Wilson
36	Red Farmer	Ford ?? 1960, #88
37	Roy Tyner	Chevrolet Impala (Second generation), #78	E.C. Wilson